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Title: Research Assistant II
Division: Huffington Center on Aging
Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Work Location: Houston, TX
Salary Range: Commensurate with experience
FLSA Status: Exempt
Requisition ID: 18681
Summary
Research Assistant II sought by Baylor College of Medicine (Houston, TX) for its Dept. of Neuroscience, Huffington Center on Aging.
Job Duties
- Develop new research techniques for funded grants in Dr. Samuel’s lab including developing new methods for NIH grants such as cell surface proteomics.
- Perform experiments for research projects using established techniques to aid in studies of retina and visual areas of the brain of relevance to neuron-neuron signaling, neuron-microglia signaling, and neuron – vasculature signaling.
- Run & oversee Nanoscopic Imaging Facility to enable routine & accessible 3D nanoscopic imaging of tissue samples needing new approaches that combine optimized fixation & labeling techniques with commercial turnkey systems.
- Train & manage team members (i.e. research technician II & research technician I) in molecular biology, confocal imaging, nanoscopic imaging, dissection, mouse genetics, & tissue preparation lab techniques; mouse colony management; & design and implementation of new imaging systems.
- Help interview & make hiring decisions for technical & research staff in lab.
- Assist with data generation for grant development to secure grants for lab (approx. 8 proposals/ year are submitted).
- Manage online data repositories.
- Contribute to completion of ‘orphan’ lab projects by assisting with completion of data & documents needed for publication of projects left behind by trainees in lab to ensure requirements of funded applications are met.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a Basic Science or a related field.
- Three years of relevant experience.
Department Specific Criteria
- Bachelor's degree in a Basic Science or a related field + 3 yrs. exp. as a Research Technician performing neuroscience research that includes 1 yr. using mouse colony management, nanoscopic imaging, & cell surface proteomics
Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.
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